Abstract: New characteristics in recent development of western psychology is the revival of theoretical psychology. Theoretical psychology is a subject which approaches to basic issues in the field of psychology on the basis of theoretical thinking way. The point of present development of theoretical psychology is to try to strengthen the academic approach about the integrity of concrete and middle-leveled substance theory in psychology through improving theoretical research more scientifically ,and seek the intrinsic growth mechanism to ensure the prosperity of theoretical psychology ;and is not only to overcome the difficulties existing in the research of psychology by simple shift of theorization ,or re-create a theory characterized by its general and abstract terminology.

Key words: theoretical psychology, substance theory, theory of psychology